Title :
Photomechanical effects due to photoisomerization in dye-doped polymer fibers
Author :
Kuzyk, Mark G. ; Bian, Shaoping
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA
Abstract :
In this paper, optically-induced differential expansion in a dye-doped polymer optical fiber is studied, which can be used to make an optically-controlled cantilever. A kinetic model that includes both the photothermal and photoisomerization mechanisms is developed
Keywords :
dyes; isomerisation; optical fibres; optical polymers; photochemistry; photothermal effects; polymer fibres; thermal expansion; dye-doped polymer fibers; optically-controlled cantilever; optically-induced differential expansion; photoisomerization; photomechanical effects; photothermal effects; Electrical capacitance tomography; Heating; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548129
